Civilization
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The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
$19.95 Add to cartThe first history of the notebook, a simple invention that changed the way the world thinks.
We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did these indispensable implements come from? How did they revo
- Author: Allen, Roland
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1771966289
- Language: English
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Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization
$28.00 Add to cartA unique and compelling adventure through the history of rope and its impact on civilization, in the vein of single-subject bestsellers like Salt and Cod
Tim Queeney is a sailor who knows more about r- Author: Queeney, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1250346452
- Language: English
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Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
$29.99 Add to cartThe enthralling story of how today’s largest language family, spoken by nearly half the world’s population, descended from one ancient dialect.
Daughter. Duhit?r-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these Englis- Author: Spinney, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 1639732586
- Language: English
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Remembering Peasants: A Personal History of a Vanished World
$20.00 Add to cart“I had been waiting for much of my life to read this extraordinary book…there are clues and messages for every fortunate reader who picks it up.” –Annie Proulx
*A New York Times Book Review Editors- Author: Joyce, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1668031094
- Language: English
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On Grand Strategy
$19.00 Add to cart“The best education in grand strategy available in a single volume . . . a book that should be read by every American leader or would-be leader.”–The Wall Street Journal
A master class in strategic t- Author: Gaddis, John Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 0143132512
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next
$18.99 Read moreFrom the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses, an eye-opening road trip through 5,500 years of humans on the go, revealing how transportation inevitably shapes civilization.
Hail- Author: Standage, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1635579368
- Language: English
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Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire: History, Trivia, and Tales, Including Caligula, Marcus Aurelius, Aqueducts, Assassinations, and More!
$15.95 Add to cartDiscover the wild and fascinating true stories of the Roman Empire that are rarely taught in history class with this ultimate collection of notorious emperors, scandalous love affairs, rebellion, and … [more below]
- Author: Greenfield, Peta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1646047338
- Language: English
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
$37.00 Add to cartFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumu- Author: Harari, Yuval Noah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 816
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 9798217077618
- Language: English
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Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization
$24.99 Add to cart“A vibrant account of how roaming warlords shaped technology, religion and culture.” —The Guardian
The barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but thei- Author: Harl, Kenneth W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1335146822
- Language: English
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The Story of Civilization Activity Book: Volume I – The Ancient World
$14.95 Read moreThe Activity Book and companion Teacher’s Manual provide a complete review of everything read in The Story of Civilization: The Ancient World, along with creative activities to accompany each chapter,… [more below]
- Author: Tan Books
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: June 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1505105714
- Language: English
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The Story of Civilization Test Book: Volume I – The Ancient World
$14.95 Read moreThis test book serves as a companion resource to The Story of Civilization: Volume I, The Ancient World. With this book, students can test their reading comprehension and further educate themselves on… [more below]
- Author: Campbell, Phillip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: May 10 2016
- ISBN10: 1505105692
- Language: English
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Great Cities: The Stories Behind the World’s Most Fascinating Places
$40.00 Read moreExplore the social and cultural history of 100 of the world’s most important cities.
This illustrated history book provides a fascinating insight into the events, movements, and people throughout hist… [more below]- Series: DK Great
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 0744029228
- Language: English
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The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization
$25.00 Add to cartThe definitive sequel to New York Times bestseller How the Scots Invented the Modern World is a magisterial account of how the two greatest thinkers of the ancient world, Plato and Aristotle, laid the… [more below]
- Author: Herman, Arthur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 0553385666
- Language: English
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Lost Civilizations: Reveal the Secrets of Yesterday’s World
$9.98 Read moreA surprising number of amazing civilizations have risen and fallen in the course of human history. Come explore them in Lost Civilizations!
- Civilizations from across the globe: Africa, the Americas, A
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1639383069
- Language: English
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How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
$18.00 Read moreFinally the Truth about the Rise of the West Modernity developed only in the West–in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only We… [more below]
- Author: Stark, Rodney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 15 2015
- ISBN10: 161017139X
- Language: English
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How Capitalism Ends: History, Ideology and Progress
$21.95 Read moreWhile the past 300 years have witnessed immense growth in productive capacity, the ‘logic’ of capitalist production is now pushing progress in all the wrong directions. We’ve passed the point where ou
- Author: Paxton, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: November 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1803410000
- Language: English
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The Story of Civilization Teacher’s Manual: Volume I – The Ancient World
$19.95 Read moreThe Activity Book and companion Teacher’s Manual provide a complete review of everything read in The Story of Civilization: The Ancient World, along with creative activities to accompany each chapter,… [more below]
- Author: Tan Books
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 140
- Publish Date: June 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1505105706
- Language: English
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The Journey of Humanity: A New History of Wealth and Inequality with Implications for Our Future
$19.00 Read moreA landmark, radically uplifting account of our species‘ progress, from one of the world’s preeminent thinkers.
“Unparalleled in its scope and ambition…All readers will learn something, and many wil- Author: Galor, Oded
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0593186001
- Language: English
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Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus
$20.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization comes a compelling historical narrative about Jesus–an obscure rabbi from a backwater of the Roman Empire who bec… [more below]
- Series: Hinges of History #03
- Author: Cahill, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 13 2001
- ISBN10: 0385483724
- Language: English
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The Way of the World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-First Century
$19.00 Add to cart“Ambitious…. The truth is that Fromkin’s outline is persuasively thought out and presented.”–The Washington Post Book World
As the human race approaches the 21st century, questions of our past trou- Author: Fromkin, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 25 2000
- ISBN10: 0679766693
- Language: English
